To Father: The Letters of Sister Maria Celeste to Galileo, 1623-1633
Author(s): Dava Sobel
Translated and annotataed by Dava Sobel,author of Longitude & Galileo's Daughter.Galileo's daughter was her father's greatest source of strength during his most difficult years.Now readers can follow their story in her own words.From a social perspective,here is a haunting glimpse into the mind of a highly intelligent and sensitive young woman,,a dazzling vision of the abyss between men and women in 17th century Europe.
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Dava Sobel is the internationally renowned author of Longitude. She is also an award-winning former science reporter for the New York Times and writes frequently about science for several magazines, including The New Yorker, Audubon, Discover, Life and Omni.
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- : Harper Element
- : 01 November 2001
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : very good
- : Export ed
- : Paperback
- : Dava Sobel